4th February 2008, 22:42
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Re: Arado Ar 234B-2/N Nachtigall question
...and to add, the following is reproduced from Appendix 2 - Werk Nummern of "Arado Ar234 Blitz" by Smith & Creek [Monogram, 1992]: - WNr.140608 - To Kdo.Bonow as T9+GL, not modified as a night-fighter, flown by Oblt.Josef Putzkuhl, transferred from Larz to Lubeck on April 19th 1945. Captured by the RAF at Grove, arrived at RAE on June 6th 1945. Air Ministry No.25, RAF Serial VK880, scrapped eventually.
- WNr.140150 - not listed
- WNr.140146 - SM+FF, from Sept 24th 1944, at Rechlin, tested the Lofte bomb-sight and general navigation tests. Delivered to KG 76 in Oct 1944 as F1+CS, later rebuilt as the 2nd Ar234B-2 Nachtigall night-fighter and flown by Oblt.Bonow and Oblt.Marchetti.
- WNr.140145 - SM+FE, Ar234B-2 Nachtigall night-fighter, to Kdo Bonow, destroyed on Feb 13th 1945 at Oranienburg killing the pilot Hptm Bisping & the radio operator Hptm.Vogl
With regards camouflage... I'll leave that to the experts 
Cheers
Peter D Evans
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